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Can someone tell me how to get rid of or treat mild sleep apnea?
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CPAP or OAT: A CPAP is treatment of choice, once you have been diagnosed by a sleep physician, to treat the apnea. Oat is an oral appliance to treat mild to moderate sleep apnea or those who are intolerant to wearing a cpap. It is a medically approved device and must be ordered by a dentist with dental sleep apnea training and filed through medical insurance.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Sleep apnea: Several possibilities: losing weight. See an ear nose ; throat specialist to evaluate your tonsils, adenoids and sinus wear a CPAP or a custom made dental device that holds your jaw forward while you sleep thereby increasing the airway.
Answered 7/7/2018
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